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Tag: SB 350

Senate Dems Kill Bill to Hold Fentanyl Drug Dealers Accountable with ‘Implied Malice’

March 23, 2021   7:02 pmMarch 23, 2021   7:02 pm
Democrat members of the California Senate Public Safety Committee killed a bill Tuesday by Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore), which would have held Fentanyl drug dealers accountable for “implied malice” if someone they sold the drug to died from...
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California’s Electric Grid Is Near Collapse

August 19, 2020   1:13 pmAugust 20, 2020   2:26 pm
California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers and waterways such as the San Joaquin River Delta and hydroelectric dams; the Pacific coastline; 85 million...
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‘Get Used to It:’ California’s Rolling Blackouts, Power Outages

August 17, 2020   3:47 pmAugust 19, 2020   2:10 pm
At Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press conference Monday, he discussed the state’s heatwave, record temperatures throughout the state, and the rolling blackouts millions have to deal with over the very hot weekend. The California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) began the...
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PG&E Exits Bankruptcy

July 2, 2020   2:07 pmMarch 17, 2022   8:15 pm
Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Wednesday, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) officially exited bankruptcy, ending over one and a half years of bankruptcy and emerging as a company under completely new...
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PG&E Public Utility ‘Backstop’ Bill Passes Senate, Awaits Newsom’s Signature

June 30, 2020   2:20 pmJune 30, 2020   3:19 pm
On Monday, the Senate passed a bill that would turn PG&E into a non-profit, public utility should the company fail to emerge from bankruptcy. A possible state takeover of PG&E Senate Bill 350, authored by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo),...
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California Power Outages: Extreme Weather, Extreme Energy Shortages, or Extreme Litigation?

October 1, 2019   12:18 pmOctober 29, 2019   6:32 am
San Francisco based Pacific Gas & Electric recently warned customers on that it could turn off power in six Northern California counties as a public safety precaution to help reduce the risk of wildfire. The shutdown could have impacted as...
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Authorized Power Outages Leave Californians Sweltering and In the Dark

June 10, 2019   2:11 amJune 10, 2019   6:13 pm
Over the weekend, PG&E turned off power in Napa, during a heat wave, only restoring power later in the day. More power outages came at 9 p.m. to customers in Butte County, Yuba County, and Sierra Foothills. The Associated Press...
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